{"id":2516630,"date":"2025-12-02T15:30:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T20:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/treasury-department-investigating-apparent-taxpayer-funding-of-terror-organization-under-biden-and-walz\/"},"modified":"2025-12-02T15:32:45","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T20:32:45","slug":"treasury-department-investigating-apparent-taxpayer-funding-of-terror-organization-under-biden-and-walz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/treasury-department-investigating-apparent-taxpayer-funding-of-terror-organization-under-biden-and-walz\/","title":{"rendered":"Treasury Department Investigating Apparent Taxpayer Funding of Terror Organization Under Biden and Walz"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftreasury-department-investigating-apparent-taxpayer-funding-of-terror-organization-under-biden-and-walz%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2516630&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has announced an investigation into <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >alleged large-scale fraud involving multiple state programs<\/a> in Minnesota. The investigation follows accusations that taxpayer funds, mismanaged under the Biden management and Governor Tim Walz, may have been diverted to the terrorist group Al-Shabaab. These allegations were initially reported by City Journal, which claimed billions of dollars were stolen under Governor WalzS administration, with significant fraud linked to Minnesota&#8217;s somali community.It is reported that millions of dollars sent from Minnesota to Somalia end up supporting Al-Shabaab. Investigations have revealed widespread fraud in programs like medicaid Housing Stabilization Services and welfare benefits, with several indictments and guilty pleas connected to schemes involving hundreds of millions of dollars. Additionally, a fraud involving Minnesota&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/walz-isnt-just-a-liar-hes-americas-worst-governor\/\" title=\"Walz Isn\u2019t Just A Liar, He\u2019s America\u2019s Worst Governor\">autism services program<\/a> has been uncovered, where parents purportedly received kickbacks for enrolling children to obtain needless services. U.S. Attorney joseph Thompson described these frauds as interlinked schemes that have collectively stolen billions in taxpayer money.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced Monday that his department will investigate allegations of massive fraud across multiple programs administered by the state of Minnesota.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;At my direction, @USTreasury is investigating allegations that under the feckless mismanagement of the Biden Administration and Governor Tim Walz, hardworking Minnesotans&rsquo; tax dollars may have been diverted to the terrorist organization Al-Shabaab,&rdquo; Bessent <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SecScottBessent\/status\/1995615377284628908\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;Thanks to the leadership of @POTUS @realDonaldTrump, we are acting fast to ensure Americans&rsquo; taxes are not funding acts of global terror. We will  our findings as our investigation continues,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Allegations of massive fraud were initially leveled last month in a report by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.city-journal.org\/article\/minnesota-welfare-fraud-somalia-al-shabaab\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">City Journal<\/a>, which alleged, &ldquo;Billions in taxpayer dollars have been stolen during the administration of Governor Tim Walz alone. Democratic state officials, overseeing one of the most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/100-responsible-for-massive-fraud-government-employees-rip-tim-walz-to-shreds\/\" title=\"&#039;100% Responsible for ...&#039;: Government Employees Rip Tim Walz to Shreds\">generous welfare regimes<\/a> in the country, are asleep at the switch.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;In many cases, the fraud has allegedly been perpetrated by members of Minnesota&rsquo;s sizeable Somali community. Federal counterterrorism sources confirm that millions of dollars in stolen funds have been sent back to Somalia, where they ultimately landed in the hands of the terror group Al-Shabaab,&rdquo; the report said.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;The largest funder of Al-Shabaab is the Minnesota taxpayer,&rdquo; the report quoted one of its sources as saying.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;Every scrap of economic activity, in the Twin Cities, in America, throughout Western Europe, anywhere Somalis are concentrated, every cent that is sent back to Somalia benefits Al-Shabaab in some way,&rdquo; a former official who investigated the flow of cash to Somalia said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;For every dollar that is transferred from the Twin Cities back to Somalia, Al-Shabaab is&hellip; taking a cut of it,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Glenn Kerns, a retired Seattle Police Department detective who worked on a federal Joint Terrorism Task Force for 14 years, said the Somali financial network stretched from Minnesota to Seattle and Somalia, where as much as $20 million was sent abroad in one year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;The amount of money was staggering,&rdquo; Kerns said.<\/p>\n<p>He said that when he looked into the Minnesota sources of cash heading to Somalia, &ldquo;all these Somalis sending out money are on DHS benefits. How does that make sense? We had good sources tell us: this is welfare fraud.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The report further noted that Minnesota&rsquo;s Medicaid Housing Stabilization Services program, which was projected to have an annual cost of $2.6 million and ran up a $61 million tab for the first six months of this year, is among programs riddled with fraud.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In September, eight people were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-mn\/pr\/defendants-charged-first-wave-housing-stabilization-fraud-cases\">indicted<\/a> on charges related to fraud in the program.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Six are part of the Somali community.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The report noted that 56 people have pleaded guilty in a $250 million fraud scheme with an agency called Feeding Our Future, which has forged connections with Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, a Somali, &nbsp;and her office.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Further, allegations have been made about a $14 million autism scam involving Minnesota&rsquo;s Early Intensive Developmental and Behavioral Intervention program. In the scam, parents enrolled their children to receive autism services, getting a kickback in the process.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meanwhile, scammers allegedly billed the state for autism services that were not necessary.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The report noted that &ldquo;one in 16 Somali four-year-olds in the state had reportedly been diagnosed with autism&mdash;a rate more than triple the state average.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;This is not an isolated scheme,&rdquo; U.S. Attorney Joseph Thompson said. &ldquo;From Feeding Our Future to Housing Stabilization Services and now Autism Services, these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-terminates-immigrant-tps-status-in-minnesota-to-destroy-hub-of-money-laundering-under-governor-walz\/\" title=\"Trump Terminates Immigrant TPS Status in ... to Destroy &#039;Hub of... Money Laundering&#039; Under Governor Walz\">massive fraud schemes form<\/a> a web that has stolen billions of dollars in taxpayer money. 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He stated on X that, under his orders, the U.S. Treasury is investigating allegations that due to poor management by the Biden Administration and Governor Tim Walz, taxpayers&#8217; money from Minnesota might have been funneled to the terrorist group Al-Shabaab. Bessent emphasized that thanks to President Trump&#8217;s leadership, swift action is being taken to prevent American tax dollars from supporting global terrorism and promised to share updates as the investigation progresses<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2516631,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-1758187001.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3620,38824,68073,49799,27318],"class_list":["post-2516630","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-biden","tag-taxpayer-funding","tag-terror-organization","tag-treasury-department","tag-walz"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-1758187001.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2516630","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2516630"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2516630\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2516634,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2516630\/revisions\/2516634"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2516631"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2516630"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2516630"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2516630"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}